(2020) Antoine Reicha: Symphonies Concertantes Trois Écossaises Felix Mendelssohn referred to him

Felix Mendelssohn referred to him as a “Hannibal of octaves”

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whereas nearly all other opera composers of that time looked upon them as second-class

Here are some excerpts from a review by Geoffrey Crankshaw in "Musical Opinion":"Ursula Dütschler's harpsichord recital at the Wigmore Hall was without question a revelation

Chopin’s Andantino con moto Fourth Ballade was revised the following year

(2020) Antoine Reicha: Symphonies Concertantes Trois Écossaises Felix Mendelssohn referred to himBonn and Vienna around 1800: two Sinfonia Concertante by Antoine Reicha (1770 1836) The two Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Flute and for two Cellos by Antoine Reicha show an astonishing balance between innovation and reflection. They bear witness to an outstanding virtuosity and art of composition, which revolutionise forms through spectacular, enthusiasm provoking lines of execution and through novelties of writing that impact their deeper